Schikfontein Weather Records (SF004393960)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Schikfontein (SF004393960), South Africa, with 78 years of record.

Key Facts for Schikfontein

Schikfontein (SF004393960) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.60 latitude and 28.23 longitude, 1,510 m (4,954 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1920 to 1997, 78 years of record.
0 records set at Schikfontein still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Schikfontein set a daily record precipitation of 36.0 mm (1.4 in) on 12 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.60 latitude, 28.23 longitude.
Elevation: 1,510 m (4,954 ft).
Period of record: 1920 to 1997, 78 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Schikfontein. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Schikfontein, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Schikfontein still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Schikfontein between 24 December 1986 and 24 December 1986. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 129.0 mm (5.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Schikfontein. The most was 129.0 mm (5.1 in) on 24 December 1986.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Schikfontein
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	16 January 1997
Feb	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	24 February 1956
Mar	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	10 March 1939
Apr	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	4 April 1958
May	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	23 May 1936
Jun	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 June 1944
Jul	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 July 1939
Aug	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 August 1986
Sep	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 September 1987
Oct	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	28 October 1986
Nov	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 November 1952
Dec	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	24 December 1986

Latest Records

Latest records at Schikfontein
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1997	Schikfontein, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1997	Schikfontein, ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1997	Schikfontein, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1997	Schikfontein, ZA	daily rain	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1997	Schikfontein, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1997	Schikfontein, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1997	Schikfontein, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1997	Schikfontein, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	3 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1997	Schikfontein, ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1997	Schikfontein, ZA	monthly rain	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1996	Schikfontein, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	47 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1996	Schikfontein, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1996	Schikfontein, ZA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1996	Schikfontein, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	tie	16 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1996	Schikfontein, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1996	Schikfontein, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1995	Schikfontein, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	2 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1995	Schikfontein, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1995	Schikfontein, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1995	Schikfontein, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1920 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Schikfontein: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	1986	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	78
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	219.0 mm (8.6 in)	1944	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	78
Longest dry spell (CDD)	178 days	1977	85 days	78

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Schikfontein, 1920 to 1997. The record is 129.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.7 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Schikfontein by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1920	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1921	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1922	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1923	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1924	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1925	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1926	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1927	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1928	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1929	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1930	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1931	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1932	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1933	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1934	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1935	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1936	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1937	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1938	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1939	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1940	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1941	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1942	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1943	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1944	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1945	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1946	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1947	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1948	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1949	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1950	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1951	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1952	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1953	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1954	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1955	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1956	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1957	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1958	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1959	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1960	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1961	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1962	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1963	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1964	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1965	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1967	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1968	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1969	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1970	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1971	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1972	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1973	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1975	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1976	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1977	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1978	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1980	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1981	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1982	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1983	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1984	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1985	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1986	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1987	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1988	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1989	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1990	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1991	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1992	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1993	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1994	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1995	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1996	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1997	106.5 mm (4.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Schikfontein, 1920 to 1997. The record is 219.0 mm (8.6 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.0 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Schikfontein by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1920	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1921	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1922	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1923	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1924	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
1925	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1926	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1927	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1928	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1929	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1930	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1931	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1932	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1933	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1934	104.8 mm (4.1 in)
1935	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1936	137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1937	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1938	143.6 mm (5.7 in)
1939	155.8 mm (6.1 in)
1940	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1941	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1942	146.9 mm (5.8 in)
1943	110.9 mm (4.4 in)
1944	219.0 mm (8.6 in)
1945	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1946	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1947	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1948	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1949	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1950	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1951	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1952	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1953	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1954	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1955	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1956	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1957	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1958	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1959	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1960	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1961	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1962	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1964	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1965	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1966	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1967	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1968	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1969	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1970	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1971	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1972	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1973	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1974	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1975	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1976	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1977	134.0 mm (5.3 in)
1978	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1979	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1980	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1981	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1982	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1983	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1984	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1985	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1986	165.0 mm (6.5 in)
1987	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1988	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1989	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1990	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1991	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1992	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1993	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1994	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1995	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1996	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1997	142.3 mm (5.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Schikfontein, 1920 to 1997. The record is 178 days in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 85 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Schikfontein by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1920	117 days
1921	86 days
1922	69 days
1923	45 days
1924	86 days
1925	94 days
1926	74 days
1927	113 days
1928	66 days
1929	73 days
1930	82 days
1931	76 days
1932	104 days
1933	71 days
1934	30 days
1935	124 days
1936	110 days
1937	141 days
1938	51 days
1939	46 days
1940	67 days
1941	154 days
1942	67 days
1943	27 days
1944	92 days
1945	135 days
1946	129 days
1947	124 days
1948	69 days
1949	84 days
1950	99 days
1951	101 days
1952	73 days
1953	114 days
1954	92 days
1955	154 days
1956	124 days
1957	38 days
1958	83 days
1959	59 days
1960	110 days
1961	149 days
1962	139 days
1963	73 days
1964	90 days
1965	70 days
1966	84 days
1967	75 days
1968	112 days
1969	82 days
1970	74 days
1971	46 days
1972	84 days
1973	111 days
1974	121 days
1975	109 days
1976	146 days
1977	178 days
1978	89 days
1979	30 days
1980	112 days
1981	105 days
1982	65 days
1983	36 days
1984	72 days
1985	60 days
1986	85 days
1987	96 days
1988	52 days
1989	61 days
1990	112 days
1991	84 days
1992	62 days
1993	165 days
1994	161 days
1995	116 days
1996	80 days
1997	45 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

76 years, 1921 to 1997

A day with at least 53.3 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 140.8 mm (5.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Schikfontein: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
50 years	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
100 years	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	Longer than the 76 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 76 years of values from 1921 to 1997.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 129.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1986; 124.2 mm (4.9 in) in 1939; 106.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1942.

Download the Data

Data for Schikfontein standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Schikfontein threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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